Lexicon Valley, “Help Solve the Mystery! Where Did Get One’s Goat Come From?”

November 17, 2014

Slate’s Lexicon Valley podcast, “Help Solve the Mystery! Where Did Get One’s Goat Come From?” (Nov. 17, 2014)

Mike Vuolo and Bob Garfield discuss the etymology and history of the phrase get one’s goat with Wall Street Journal language columnist Ben Zimmer. For more on get one’s goat, visit Zimmer’s Word Routes column on Vocabulary.com.

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